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My best ever British holiday: ‘I’ve travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like as much fun’

Five travel writers share their favourite holidays at home, from gravel biking in Scotland and a steam train ride in Yorkshire to rowing all the way from Oxford to London One of my best UK holidays was the week I spent in June 2013 rowing from Oxford to London with two friends, James and Tom. Continue reading...

The GuardianJun 12

Hairpin bends and bears on the highway: readers’ favourite European road trips

From Iceland to Italy, you share your best adventures behind the wheel • Tell us about your favourite European hike – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Jeremy Clarkson described Romania’s Transfăgărășan Highway as “one unbroken grey ribbon of motoring perfection”. The route (the second highest in Romania after the Transalpina) with its hairpin bends and climbs over the mountain was thril…

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Falkirk WheelSightIt opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the…
KelpiesAttractionThe Helix is a park and major tourist attraction covering 350 hectares.
Elsewhere
Transfăgărășan HighwayTrailCurtea de Argeș, RomaniaSecond highest route in Romania, with hairpin bends.
Bâlea LakeSightAvrig, RomaniaSection of road open only summer, proved beautiful.
Ellison HotelHotelCastlebar, IrelandThe favourite hotel of the writer in Castlebar.
Ring of KerryTrailKillarney, IrelandPeninsula drive with incredibly varied scenery.
BurrenSightEnnis, IrelandDiscover the Burren, a rocky limestone paradise on the Wild Atlantic Way shaped over time.
GlassilaunSightClifden, IrelandGlassilaun Beach - Discover sights like Glassilaun Beach and many other highlights of Ireland.
HardangerfjordSightBergen, NorwaySecond longest fjord in Norway.
FlåmTrain stationAurland, NorwayVillage visited for a sauna and dip.
MyrkdalenTrailVoss, NorwayRoad with hairpin bends, waterfalls, and descent.
VikøyriNeighborhoodLærdal, NorwayVillage at the end of an exciting descent.
NeseNeighborhoodBergen, NorwaySecluded village on the western shore of Arnafjorden.
SognefjordSightBergen, NorwayNorway’s longest and deepest fjord.
DingjaNeighborhoodSolund, NorwayThe village is located along the Sognesjøen, near the mouth of the Sognefjorden, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of…
ring roadTrailReykjavík, IcelandDrove the whole country on this road.
Scone PalaceSightPerth, United KingdomAncestral seat of Earls of Mansfield, built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic…
Dunrobin CastleTrain stationGolspie, United KingdomMost northerly of Scotland’s great houses.
Caithness coastlineSightWick, United KingdomSpectacular coastline, mainland Britain's most northerly point.
Dunnet HeadSightThurso, United KingdomMainland Britain's most northerly point.
River BothyCaféBerriedale, United KingdomSitting on the North Bank of the Berriedale River, just off the A9 and the NC500 route, The River Bothy is a little…
Romantische StrasseTrailWürzburg, GermanyThemed tourist route through Bavaria.
Paesano PizzaRestaurantGlasgow, United Kingdom

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